Here are some of his top tips.
Do clean painted wood floors.
But williams s homes tend to be in old rustic converted factories.
A painted wood floor properly painted with gaps between boards cleaned and filled below will be both historically significant and easy to care for.
I painted old planks of wood where my floor once was.
It depends on the room and the layout.
If i paint the floors in one room do i have to paint all of the floors.
I adore william mclure s white painted hardwood floors.
Brian vanden brink in early houses every feature had a practical origin and wide board painted wood floors were no exception.
Step 1 clean the floors with a dust mop or with a soft damp sponge at least twice a week being careful not to leave any water on the surface.
So paint is a perfect solution.
If moisture is allowed to collect on paint it will leave unsightly water marks when it dries and these can be.
I m painting old oak floors and i have tried to do everything by the book sanding from 150 to 250 two coats of sw paint and primer not by the book 24 to 72 hours dry time sand between coats vacuum and removed all dust then 3 coat oil fast dry poly for floors same dry time 24 72 and 250 sand paper the finish is pretty but the satin dried.
And charles peterson owner of charles peterson signature wood flooring says that a little cleaning now can save you time and the cost of a large scale rehab later.
The floors are inherently old and funky.
The floor was in bad shape and i didn t have the money to get it sanded therefore i painted it with acrylic paint black shiny hi gloss and finally i put a polyurethane coat over top it really gets dirty.